Not really. There are a billion and one different reasons why a person might not like cats (or dogs, for that matter, or any other animal, person or thing) and summing it up into "you don't like cats = you're a control freak" is too broad a brush to extract a coherent point out of.
I don't have time to explain it in detail right now but I'd also like to point out that the parts "cats are too human" (isn't having many cats usually equated with not liking the company of people?) and "cats are individualistic personalities" (implying every other animal species is not) are in my opinion simply wrong.
Well dogs are easier companions, cats seem harder to make peace with. Most people who hate cats say it's because they're 'assholes' blabla, which stereotype my response is to
Dogs aren't easier companions, not really. They are as different in personalities as cats are, some are friendly, some are shy, some like people while others want to be left alone. Of course, the "cats are assholes" argument is often used by people who haven't ever been near a cat. Kind of like "dogs are stupid and super easy to bond with" is often used by people who haven't ever been near a dog. Bonding with a dog isn't always easy, if a dog has been abused or neglected in the past, it is obviously hard to gain its trust. But for some reason, there are some cat people who act like bonding with a cat is such a strenuous effort and they are sooooo special and righteous for having a cat that doesn't hate them. I won't ever understand this "cats vs dogs" thing. Why can't people just let others enjoy the company of different creatures?
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Dog people are looking for a companion, cat people are looking for someone dominating them.... not my opinion, just the same sort of baloney as that meme.
Dogs are easier companions because they have something called "will to please". In very short terms, it appears that most dog races have an inherent desire to please humans (and even other animals) which is sort of a self-rewarding process. They developed it when approaching humans for their leftovers and it obviously was a part of the selection process by humans. That's probably also why dogs are apparently way more willing to learn human signals than cats are. However, this is not an all-or-nothing scenario between dogs and cats, there's a pretty wide range between and inside different breeds. We have two dogs of the same breed (said to be pretty much cat-like in not having too much of this trait) and one of them has a will to please like a Retriever, while the other is the Garfield of dogs.
Welp, nail on the head. Can't argue with what ewqua said. This is true for me as its just the impression I got.
[Kind of like "dogs are stupid and super easy to bond with" is often used by people who haven't ever been near a dog] Not the stupid part, just the easy to bond with feeling.
I don't have time to explain it in detail right now but I'd also like to point out that the parts "cats are too human" (isn't having many cats usually equated with not liking the company of people?) and "cats are individualistic personalities" (implying every other animal species is not) are in my opinion simply wrong.
Dogs are easier companions because they have something called "will to please". In very short terms, it appears that most dog races have an inherent desire to please humans (and even other animals) which is sort of a self-rewarding process. They developed it when approaching humans for their leftovers and it obviously was a part of the selection process by humans. That's probably also why dogs are apparently way more willing to learn human signals than cats are. However, this is not an all-or-nothing scenario between dogs and cats, there's a pretty wide range between and inside different breeds. We have two dogs of the same breed (said to be pretty much cat-like in not having too much of this trait) and one of them has a will to please like a Retriever, while the other is the Garfield of dogs.
[Kind of like "dogs are stupid and super easy to bond with" is often used by people who haven't ever been near a dog] Not the stupid part, just the easy to bond with feeling.